Let's get right to it:
ARENA:
—Friday Night / 9.18.15
Jaco’s World: A celebration of the music of Jaco Pastorius conducted by Vince Mendoza; featuring Victor Bailey, Christian McBride, Felix Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Alex Acuña and others
Chick Corea Trio with Christian McBride and Brian Blade
Geri Allen presents: The Erroll Garner Project: Concert by the Sea featuring Jason Moran, Christian Sands, Russell Malone, Darek Oles and Jimmy Cobb
—Saturday Afternoon / 9.19.15
Crescent City Gumbo: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Burnin’ the Blues: Lucky Peterson
Roots, Soul, and Rock & Roll: Nikki Hill
—Saturday Night / 9.19.15
The Spirit of Swing: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis performing the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, John Lewis and Chick Corea
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown
2015 MJF Commission: The Myth of Erasure: Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet with special guests
—Sunday Afternoon / 9.20.15
80th Birthday Celebration: Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Juan and Peter Michael Escovedo and special guest Sheila E.
Fusion for the Future: Snarky Puppy
The Future of Jazz: Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Paul Contos with 2015 Artist-In-Residence, Wynton Marsalis
—Sunday Night / 9.20.15
Beyond Jazz: Chris Botti
2015 GRAMMY Winner: Dianne Reeves
Music Without Borders: Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
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GROUNDS:
—Friday Night / 9.18.15
Terence Blanchard E-Collective
Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet
Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton
Theo Croker
Cyrille Aimée
Musette Explosion
The Brothers Comatose
Dennis Murphy Band
Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute
—Saturday / 9.19.15
Lizz Wright
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet
Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton
Lucky Peterson
Ernesto Oviedo with The John Santos Sextet
Nikki Hill
Etienne Charles & Creole Soul
David Gilmore & Energies of Change
Kneebody
The United States Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band
Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott & Kristen Strom
Allan Harris “Black Bar Jukebox”
Dann Zinn “Shangri La” with Peter Erskine & Chris Robinson
Sonny Knight & The Lakers
Wasabi
Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute
Top Bands from the 2015 Next Generation Jazz Festival
Percussion Discussion featuring Peter Erskine and Jeff Hamilton
Hosted by Ashley Kahn
20th Annual DownBeat Blindfold Test with Brian Blade
Hosted by Dan Ouellette
—Sunday / 9.20.15
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour
Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola comes to Dizzy’s Den
Jazz at Lincoln Center Ensembles
Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton
Rudresh Mahanthappa Quintet “Bird Calls”
Kyle Eastwood Band
The Jones Family Singers
Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring Kenny Washington
Duchess
Justin Kauflin Quartet
Top Bands from the 2015 Next Generation Jazz Festival
Monterey County High School All-Star Band
Monterey County High School Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Family Day: Jazz for Kids with Amy Cervini
Partial List / Artists Subject to Change.
ALL WEEKEND
Jazz on Film: JACO: A Documentary Film (Saturday)
Keep On Keepin’ On: A Tribute to Clark Terry (Sunday)
Music on the Yamaha AvantGrand at the Courtyard Stage
Arena Simulcasts in the Jazz Theater
Silent auction, beer tastings and entertainment in the
North Coast Brewing Co. Jazz Education Pavilion
Coffee House Gallery Exhibit:
A Love Supreme at 50: John Coltrane’s Spiritual Masterpiece
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FULL WEEKEND ARENA PACKAGES
Priority reserved seating in the Arena for all 5 Jimmy Lyons Stage concerts, renewable and upgradeable annually.
Access to 7 general admission Grounds Stages and all Grounds activities at no extra cost.
Exclusive option to purchase on-site Fairgrounds Parking
Arena Packages on sale May 15, 2015.
SINGLE DAY ARENA TICKETS
Reserved seating (non-renewable) in the Arena for Jimmy Lyons Stage concerts on the day you select.
Access to 7 general admission Grounds Stages and all Grounds activities at no extra cost.

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